Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Matt* Lucas Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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